Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The Bust Bodice

If you've read The Moonlight Mistress, you know that Lucilla, rather than a corset or brassiere, wears a bust bodice. Below, a picture of a bust bodice.

Some models reached as low as the waist, and some were worn in addition to corsets. They were popular through the 1920s.

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    Is that like a bra? It doesn't look very supportive.

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  2. Victoria JanssenJanuary 12, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    It has boning and fits snugly - it's sort of an intermediate step between the corset and the brassiere.

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